Erin Prange received her Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Spanish at Colorado State University, where she toured with the CSU Dance Company and choreographed/ produced the concert Movement Occurrences. In 2006 Erin taught dance for the Boston public school district through the Topf Center for Dance Education, and performed for Fusionworks II in Providence, RI under direction of Stephanie Sanford and Deb Meunier.

Since back in St. Louis, Erin holds her Masters of Fine Arts in Arts Management and Leadership from Webster University. She founded the modern dance program at Dance Center of Kirkwood, and worked with Diana Barrios on aTrek Dance Collective’s outreach programs as their Education Program Coordinator. Erin has a great deal of teaching and management experience through her position as head coach of the dance team and colorguard at Webster Groves High School, and as Performing Arts Instructor at the Soulard School. Ms. Prange was a company member, choreographer, and marketing manager for the Slaughter Project, under artistic direction of Cecil Slaughter. She started at The Big Muddy Dance Company both as a dancer and Managing Director until she took on the role of Executive Director in 2012. She currently serves as a volunteer for several charity organizations, including Variety the Children’s Charity, Sign of the Arrow, RISE Women’s Collaborative, RISE Society, and First Congregational Church.